Washington Senators vs Chicago White Sox
August 29, 1951 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 1951 at Comiskey Park I. The Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 2, Chicago White Sox 1

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Yost 3b 4 0 4 1
Runnels ss 5 0 1 0
Coan lf 6 0 1 0
Vernon 1b 6 1 3 0
Mele cf 5 0 1 0
Michaels 2b 5 0 1 0
Robertson rf 6 0 0 0
Grasso c 6 1 1 0
Marrero p 4 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 2 12 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Fox 2b 6 0 3 0
Zarilla rf 4 0 0 0
Minoso 3b 6 0 1 0
Robinson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Busby pr,cf 2 0 1 0
Coleman cf,lf 4 1 3 1
Lenhardt lf,1b 6 0 1 0
Sheely c 5 0 0 0
  Rogovin ph 1 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 2 0 0 0
  Dillinger ph 1 0 0 0
  Carrasquel ss 2 0 0 0
Kretlow p 2 0 0 0
  Pierce p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Aloma p 2 0 1 0
  Masi pr 0 0 0 0
  Gumpert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 1 10 1
Washington 001 000 000 000 12123
Chicago 000 000 100 000 01101
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Marrero   11.1 9 1 1 4 3
  Harris  W(6-8) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
13.0
10
1
1
5
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kretlow   7.1 7 1 1 2 3
  Pierce   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Aloma   4.0 3 0 0 1 4
  Gumpert  L(8-6) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
13.0
12
2
2
3
8

  E–Yost (20), Coan (14), Robertson (2), Fox (16).  DP–Washington 3. Michaels-Vernon, Coan-Grasso, Robertson-Grasso, Chicago 1. DeMaestri-Robinson.  2B–Chicago Busby (14,off Marrero).  HR–Chicago Coleman (7,7th inning off Marrero 0 on 1 out).  SH–Marrero (3,off Kretlow); Runnels (2,off Kretlow).  HBP–Yost (11,by Aloma).  IBB–Michaels (3,by Aloma).  Team LOB–12.  Team–12.  SB–Vernon (6,2nd base off Kretlow/Sheely); Coan (7,2nd base off Aloma/Sheely).  CS–Mele (4,3rd base by Gumpert/Sheely).  U–Bill Summers, Bill Grieve, Larry Napp.  T–3:14.  A–8,633.
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